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Disease Prevalence and Fatality, Life History Strategies, and Behavioral Control of the COVID Pandemic.
Lu, Hui Jing; Wang, Xin Rui; Liu, Yuan Yuan; Chang, Lei.
  • Lu HJ; Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
  • Wang XR; Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao, China.
  • Liu YY; Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao, China.
  • Chang L; Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao, China.
Evol Psychol Sci ; 8(1): 20-29, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1739471
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic caught the world by surprise and raised many questions. One of the questions is whether infectious diseases indeed drive fast life history (LH) as the extent research suggests. This paper challenges this assumption and raises a different perspective. We argue that infectious diseases enact either slower or faster LH strategies and the related disease control behavior depending on disease severity. We tested and supported the theorization based on a sample of 662 adult residents drawn from all 32 provinces and administrative regions of mainland China. The findings help to broaden LH perspectives and to better understand unusual social phenomena arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Evol Psychol Sci Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S40806-021-00306-9

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Evol Psychol Sci Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S40806-021-00306-9